The essential, updated step-by-step guide to getting ready to write from bestselling Early Years expert Dr Alistair Bryce Clegg.

Getting Ready to Write contains all the crucial developmental stages before children even pick up a pencil. The book starts with the theory and latest research and then provides step-by-step innovative ideas for intervention. The book contains inexpensive, accessible ideas for indoor and outdoor provision and includes creative activities such as Dough Gym, Funky Fingers and Writing Like a Jedi!

This new edition breaks down the developmental stages of becoming a mark maker (from palm gripping to shoulder pivot) and includes tried and tested activities for young mark makers to master this important skill ahead of the transition to Key Stage 1 and become confident writers, even in the digital age.

Dr Alistair Bryce-Clegg is a leading Early Years educational consultant. Alistair was headteacher of a successful three-form entry infant school and Early Years Unit for 10 years. Alongside his headship he worked as an EYFS consultant working with a diverse range of settings to help them to enhance their EYFS practice. Alistair is now the proud owner of ABC Does (abcdoes.com) and co-founder of the child development app My First Five Years (mffy.com). Alistair's bestselling books include Best Practice in the Early Years, Continuous Provision in the Early Years, Continuous Provision: The Skills, Getting Ready to Write and From Vacant to Engaged. Alistair blogs at ABCDoes.com and you can find him on social media @ABCDoes.